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Monthly Archives: September 2021

CDFA scientist teams up with four-year old Palo Alto girl to identify rare stingless bees in California — from CBS This Morning

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First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom sees CDFA’s Farm to School grant program in action

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Initial Ag stats for 2020 released

In 2020 California’s farms and ranches received $49.1 billion in cash receipts for their output. This represents a 3.3 percent decrease in cash receipts compared to the previous year. California’s agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. Over a third … Continue reading

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COVID-19 grants from USDA — $700 million for recipients who haven’t yet received significant federal assistance, including small producers, farmers’ markets and processors

From a USDA news release The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will soon publish Requests for Applications (RFAs) for new grant programs – the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program and the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response … Continue reading

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USDA expands assistance to cover feed transportation costs for drought-impacted ranchers

From a USDA news release In response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on … Continue reading

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USDA offers $700 million in grants to provide relief to farm and food workers impacted by COVID-19

From a USDA news release USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that $700 million in competitive grant funding will be available through the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program to help farmworkers and meatpacking workers with pandemic-related … Continue reading

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CDFA’s Center for Analytical Chemistry forms CoResponse team to prepare for urgent testing requests due to wildfires or other emergencies

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) is assembling a CoResponse team to handle urgent analytical testing requests that may arise due to emergencies, including wildfires. CoResponse’s first task is setting up instruments and validating the … Continue reading

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USDA to invest $50 million in new cooperative agreements for racial justice and equity conservation — online workshop coming next week

The USDA is hosting an online workshop on September 13 for prospective applicants for cooperative agreements to support historically underserved farmers and ranchers with climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The Racial Justice and Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreements are available to entities … Continue reading

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California Biodiversity Day a time to recognize state’s extraordinary natural environment

By CDFA Secretary Karen Ross Today is California Biodiversity Day, and CDFA is pleased and proud to recognize this day along with the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other government agencies and partners that spend … Continue reading

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California’s fresh corn season continues into September

This video was shot at Davis Ranch in Sloughhouse, Sacramento County.

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